Canadian Ambassador Begins Tenure in Mongolia

Ulaanbaatar, November 4, 2025 /MONTSAME/. Minister of Foreign Affairs of Mongolia, Battsetseg Batmunkh, received Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Canada to Mongolia, Stephen Doust, following his appointment in October 2025. During...

Death at B.C. ostrich farm deemed ‘not suspicious,’ say RCMP 

By Ayden Singh Global News Posted November 4, 2025 3:53 pm Updated November 4, 2025 4:04 pm 1 min read A man who died at the Universal Ostrich Farm protest camp on Monday is now in the care of the B.C. Coroner’s Service. The unresponsive man was...

Applied Systems enhances commercial lines solution for Canadian Brokers

Applied Systems, a global provider of cloud-based software for the insurance industry, has announced new enhancements to its commercial lines solution in Applied Epic for the Canadian market. The updates aim to give brokers greater choice, speed,...

Canada and Pakistan Seal Canola Trade Deal, Opening New Market Pathways

ISLAMABAD – Pakistan – Pakistan and Canada have agreed to facilitate the export of Canadian canola to Pakistan, marking a major step in strengthening bilateral trade relations. The agreement comes as Canada seeks new markets for the commodity...

Editorial: Closing the curtain on 2025

As 2025 draws to a close, I’m finding it hard to believe that it was already over six months ago I was sitting at the Canadian Crops Convention the day after the effective date for 25 per cent U.S. tariffs on products of Canada. It felt like we...

Caledon farmer among four climate activists taking Canada Pension Plan manager to court

Anushka Yadav Local Journalism Initiative Reporter The Pointer When Rav Singh decided to farm vegetables in Caledon five years ago, after years of working as an environmental educator, she saw it as a way to honour her ancestry. Her parents were...

Federal Agriculture Minister returns from trip to China

Federal Agriculture Minister Heath MacDonald traveled to China last week to engage with senior government officials, and to meet with key Chinese and Canadian industry leaders to facilitate new business opportunities and promote Canada's high-qua...

Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food returns from visit to China

The Honourable Heath MacDonald, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, has returned from China following meetings with government officials and after engaging with key Chinese and Canadian industry leaders to strengthen agricultural trade ties and...

Canada, Pakistan agree to boost canola trade and investment ties

Islamabad [Pakistan], November 4 (ANI): Canada and Pakistan have agreed to facilitate the export of canola to Pakistan, the two countries announced in a joint statement issued late on Monday. The announcement comes as Canada seeks new markets for...

OECD Calls on Canada to Reduce Support It Gives to Dairy Industry

Cows are milked at a dairy farm in Granby, Que., on Feb. 5, 2025. (The Canadian Press/Christinne Muschi A recent report from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) is calling on Canada to reduce the amount of financial...

Man Dies at Ostrich Farm Protest Camp: BC RCMP

A sign calling for the protection of ostriches at the Universal Ostrich Farms is displayed at the farm in Edgewood, B.C., on May 17, 2025. The Canadian Press/Aaron Hemens A man has died outside of a B.C. ostrich farm where a group of protesters...

NASDA CEO: Strong USMCA renegotiation could expand market access for farmers

News NASDA CEO: Strong USMCA renegotiation could expand market access for farmers November 4, 2025 By Erin Anderson Filed Under: Ag Policy, News, Trade The CEO of the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture says the upcoming...

Canadian HC voices optimism about Reko Diq’s success

ISLAMABAD: The newly appointed High Commissioner of Canada to Pakistan Tarik Ali Khan called on Federal Minister for Petroleum Ali Pervaiz Malik at the Ministry of Petroleum on Monday. The Federal Minister warmly welcomed the High Commissioner to...

Inside the French Farm George Clooney and His Family Call Home

George Clooney says life on the farm allows him to get back to his roots. While many celebrities dream of making it big and moving to Hollywood, where they can spend their days basking in the attention of their adoring fans, George Clooney has...

Farmer confidence lifts

Rural confidence has edged up in South Australia, yet many farmers are sitting on the fence as they take stock of the season, the outlook and the market. The latest quarterly Rabobank Rural Confidence Survey saw SA’s rural sentiment index shift to...

Kelowna is the 1st Canadian city recognized by UNESCO for its food and cuisine

LISTEN | Full interview with Westbank First Nation Chief Robert Louie: As It Happens4:37Kelowna, B.C., is the 1st Canadian city recognized by UNESCO for its cuisine The United Nations has officially recognized Kelowna, B.C., as a terrific place to...

Canada revises list of countries requiring immigration medical exams for temporary residence applicants

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has updated the countries and territories that require an Immigration Medical Exam (IME) for temporary residence applicants, adding four new regions, and removing six. As a result, temporary...

Leslie calls for affordability in Canada's first fall budget

With the federal Liberal government set to table its latest budget this afternoon, Portage–Lisgar MP Branden Leslie is urging stronger focus on affordability, productivity, and rural economic support. Leslie shared concerns about continued deficit...

AquaBounty’s Ohio farm ‘fully permitted,’ says Q3 report

Massachusetts land-based aquaculture company AquaBounty Technologies is seeing momentum on its subsidiary, AquaBounty Farms Ohio, a RAS farm operation in Pioneer, Ohio. The company announced in its Q3 report the Ohio Farm has received various...

Agricultural Credit Corporation reduces prime lending rate to 4.45 per cent

On October 29, the Bank of Canada announced a second consecutive 25-basis point cut to its overnight rate, lowering it to 2.25 per cent. As a result, the Agricultural Credit Corporation (ACC) is reducing its prime lending rate to 4.45 per cent,...